Atlantic Umbrella Company Limited - The Agency Companion


 If you are a recruiter in the temporary worker industry, you will know that it can be a very lucrative market to be in. You will also know that a lot of your time is not always spent recruiting, and like all other professions it can be very frustrating, when you do not have the right tools for the job.

In the contracting market, Atlantic Umbrella is an effective agency companion providing to its member contractors all the administration service they require, but equally all the necessary support to agents who operate in this competitive market.

Atlantic Umbrella is a certified member of The Association of Employment Management Companies (AEMC). The AEMC sets out a clear Code of Conduct under which members must operate. Legal compliance and hence peace of mind is guaranteed.

In short we are good for you (the agent), your company and your temporary worker.
Subjects covered: We provide the expertise
We remove the risk for you
We save you time
Your contractor is safe with us
With us, you are covered
We help you make ends meet
We help you do your job well
We offer technical proficiency
Contractor Management - we provide the expertise Administration, accountancy, payroll and expenses management. With us, these functions all become a distant memory for you. In fact, you do not even hear about them anymore.

Our Service Level Commitments ensure that our contractors are provided a timely and effective service. They get all the support they will ever need, and they get it for the entire duration of the contract.

Once we take over the affairs of the contractor, the agent never hears from their contractor on any of the above issues whatsoever - that is what our existing agency companions love the most about us.

You need only refer to our Testimonials page to see that our service is as good, as we claim it to be.
HMRC Investigations - we remove the risk for you You guessed it, no longer your problem, but ours. With our Contractor Management System, and financial expertise, we are confident that our contractors operate within the guidelines set by HMRC. In the event of an investigation, we bear all the risk - not you, not your company.

With this load off, you get to focus on recruiting and the temp on the contract. Need we say more?
We do it all - we save you time With Atlantic Umbrella, your contractor does not need to set up a Limited Company, open company bank accounts; consult with an Accountant or register with HMRC for tax.

There is no need to recommend Company Formation Agents, Accountants, Tax Specialists or anything of that nature. With us, there is no mucking about. Get the contract signed and through to us. We do the rest.

We even help with the setting up of contracts, if required.
Financially responsible - your contractor is safe with us Heard of IR35? Understand it? There is a bewildering amount of literature available online, and you would have to be very determined to get to the nuts and bolts of the legislation, simply to establish as an agent, what the best route for you to recommend to your contractors is.
As an agent, you should know the following:
A large percentage of contractors many of whom are blatantly inside IR35, still choose to ignore IR35 and other legislation by operating through their own Limited Company. They do this to their detriment. Click here to see why.
We know that HMRC has in the last year launched 2 massive purges against IR35 - infringing contractors. More are on the way.
Companies that pay contractors dividends, known in the industry as Composite Companies are operating tax avoidance systems that are under investigation by the government.
We know this because:

The HMRC have recently opened a second Specialist Office whose purpose it is, is to investigate Composite Companies and their members.
These companies were specifically mentioned in the 2006 budget.
Click here to learn more about Composite Companies, the 2006 Budget speech and why your contractors should be avoiding these structures like the plague.

Atlantic Umbrella is an umbrella company that operates a PAYE scheme only. We believe that in today's contracting environment, it is the only financially responsible way for contractors to get paid. Our contractors are safe, period.

To know more about how we operate, click here.
Insurance Cover - with us, you are covered Our contractors are covered with the following insurances:

Public Liability £5 million
Professional Indemnity £3 million
Employer's Liability £10 million

So what does this mean? In short, there is no risk to you or your organisation. Something goes wrong - we have got it covered.
Atlantic Express - we help you make ends meet Now for the best part. If you operate within a rigid payment environment or company; or have a client that you know is slow paying, but at the same time have a contractor that needs money quick - we have the answer for you.

With our Atlantic Express system, we will pay your contractor on timesheets! That means money to the contractor when he needs it, and you get to pay us when you get paid. Two birds, one stone.
Contractor retention - we help you do your job well How? By doing our job well. We can boast a very high contractor retention rate - we lose contractors because they go permanent. No other reason. See our testimonials page.

So how does this help you? We make contractors happy, and if they are happy with us, they are happy with you. That simple.

And if you need help, convincing that prospect freelancer that contracting is the "way forward" we are more than happy to oblige. We have experience with this and are more than willing to help.

Technically proficient If streamlining is something you have in mind, we have the technical know-how to link up operating systems, say to combine your timesheet system with our invoicing application - we can do it. Just give us a ring.